Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 326

After a while, Isadora lowered her gaze. "I'll think about it."

She understood that Eleanor had already done everything she could to plan the best future for her.

Eleanor looked at Isadora, her tone gentle yet earnest.

"And one more thing, Isadora-since you've decided to cut ties with the

Fitzgeralds, try to keep your distance from Victor from now on."

Isadora's eyes lingered on Eleanor's face for a moment before she nodded slowly.

After dinner, Isadora washed up, slipped into bed, and planned to read a bit before going to sleep.

A guidebook for expectant mothers sat on her nightstand.

Suddenly, her phone chimed.

"Good night."

Ever since Victor found out she was pregnant, he'd sent her a good night message every single day.

Isadora had never replied.

Tonight, as she stared at his message, she felt strangely blank.

Eleanor's words from earlier echoed in her mind.

Victor's profile picture, her finger hovering

for

breath, she was about to confirm when her

Without thinking, Isadora answered.

whose family runs a little

her. I'm sending

laughed. "Are you trying to make me

be! You can't let my godchild

birthday's coming up in a couple of days. Why didn't you

Nanette threw huge, lively birthday parties

missed the important

Those parties were always crowded and noisy, and Isadora,

"Actually, I was planning to sneak away at midnight so

for the birthday girl to leave her own party halfway through. She forced a laugh. "I'm

as you're there to blow out the candles with me, I'll be happy. I can't bear to keep my

a

hung up, Isadora looked at Victor's chat window again. But instead of blocking him, she just backed out and set her

*

Two nights later.

at Nanette's birthday party, following the address she'd been

neon lights and pulsing music, packed with people dancing and laughing. The noise was

uncomfortable as soon as she walked in. She hurried toward private

a man

looked up—and immediately recognized

are you doing

was him, Isadora answered simply, "My